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‘An LED that can go 80 years on a battery charge? William Henry, an applications specialist at Cork’s Tyndall National Institute, can’t tell you exactly how long one of the miniature LEDs the organization has developed will emit light. But it’s a long time.‘
see also Tyndall National Institute

Armagh Observatory The Armagh Observatory is a modern astronomical research institute with a rich heritage. Founded in 1790 by Archbishop Richard Robinson, the Observatory is one of the UK and Ireland's leading scientific research establishments. Around 25 astronomers are actively studying Stellar Astrophysics, the Sun, Solar System astronomy, and the Earth’s climate.

Association of Clinical Biochemists in Ireland
The Irish national society for Clinical Biochemistry, member of the International Federation of Clinical Chemistry (IFCC) & the European Communities' Confederation of Clinical Chemistry (EC4)
including About the ACBI logo

Association for Researchers in Science, Engineering, Technology and Medicine site under construction

Astronomy Ireland Astronomy Ireland is the National Astronomy Club of Ireland (North and South). It claims to be the largest national astronomy club in the world relative to population

Birr Castle Scientific and Heritage Foundation
A site based around the lives and achievements of the Parsons family over the last four hundred years, and their contributions to astronomy, photography, engineering and botany.

Boole George Boole (1815-1864) approached logic in a new way, reducing it to a simple algebra, incorporating logic into mathematics. He also worked on differential equations, the calculus of finite differences and general methods in probability. Born in England, Boole was appointed to the chair of mathematics at Queens College, Cork in 1849. Boolean algebra has wide applications in telephone switching and the design of modern computers. Boole's work has to be seen as a fundamental step in today's computer revolution.
see also Boole biography

Nicolas Callan Among other achievements, Callan is the inventor of the induction coil. In 1836, he discovered that, when a current sent by battery through a ‘primary ‘coil (a small number of turns of thick copper wire around a soft-iron core) was interrupted, a high voltage current was produced in an unconnected ‘secondary‘ coil (a large number of turns of fine wire).In 1837, a replica of his coil was exhibited to members of the Electrical Society in London, to their great amazement.

Chemistry in Action Support and resources for chemistry teachers in Ireland.

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A Guide to Irish Culture on the web

A Guide to Irish Culture
on the web